Types of Phobias

Types of Phobia's

Behavioural Symptoms

• Avoidant/anxiety response- effort made to avoid feared object or situation so that anxiety chances are reduced.
• Disruption of functioning- avoidance response interffering with ability to carry out everyday working or social functioning.
• Panic Behaviours- crying, screaming or running away.
• Endurance- phobic remains in presence of feared object,continues to have high level of anxiety.

Emotional Symptoms

• Persistant, excessive fear- high levels of anxiety due to feared object.
• Immediate feared response- build up of emtion to produce panic attacks.
• Cannot relax…